Table 2. Fluorescent compounds used in spheroid uptake and elimination studies.
Fluorescent compound | Efflux transporter | Concentration (μM) | Solvent (maximum concentration) | Fluorescence wavelengths |
Calcein AM | MRP2 | 10 | DMSO (0.4%) | λ ex: 494 nm; λem 517 nm |
Cholyl-lysyl-fluorescein | BSEP | 5 | Sterile dH2O | λ ex: 485 nm; λem 520 nm |
2′,7′-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate | BSEP | 10 | DMSO (0.05%) | λ ex: 495 nm; λem 530 nm |
Hoechst 33342 | BCRP | 10 | Sterile dH2O | λ ex: 340 nm; λem 510 nm |
Rhodamine 123 | MDR1 | 10 | DMSO (0.05%) | λ ex: 511 nm; λem 534 nm |